Golden State Warriors: 7 Potential Kevin Durant sign-and-trades
By Tony Pesta
2. Boston Celtics
Everything is crumbling for the Boston Celtics. Their culture has always been win now. They passed on Anthony Davis, and it’s time they get back in a place where they can contend. It’ll come at a high cost though.
Golden State, per usual, is in win-now mode as well. The difference is Golden State’s is imminent, Boston’s isn’t. That being said, here’s the proposal, one the Boston Celtics would likely have a hard time agreeing to.
The Warriors would get Durant and they’d get a year to recover from the 2019 offseason. It’s expected that Horford and Irving both leave. They could clear max money for the 2020 offseason and be returning a fully healthy Kevin Durant. Whoever you surround KD with doesn’t matter. You already have a championship-level team.
For Golden State, you replace Durant’s production and you even get a bit more. Hayward and Tatum would bolster the small forward position while Robert Williams helps fill the gap lost by Jones and Looney.
This seems like a win-win.